Obesity can be linked to insulin resistance, which is a risk factor for heart disease, hypertension and even cancer. Oestrogen dominance is also a key factor in weight gain so rebalancing hormones and a positive approach to diet and lifestyle can all reduce your risk.

A woman’s hormonal health changes throughout her life from puberty to post menopause. We can’t control the way our body changes at these various stages, but we can take some simple steps to retain maximum lifelong hormonal health.

If you’re seeking to lose excess weight, counting calories is usually less than helpful. In fact, focusing on calories could easily divert you from the real answer, which lies in optimizing your nutrition.

However hard you may be trying to lose weight, sometimes you just crave something sweet or sugary and find it much harder to resist. Did you know it can relate to your hormone balance, not just your sweet tooth?